The Portland daily press., 1887-09-05


The State Fair people, Saturday. rejected
about fifty applications for stock and horses,
every stall being engaged. The oranges will
have special exhibit at the hall on the
grounds. The poultry exhibit will be i'm
mense Entries are crowding in for the hall
shows, both at the grounds and in the city.
1t will be a splendid exhibition. The Grand
Army is making great preparations for
Wednesday.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The people of Castle Hill Plantation have
already subscribed over $1,000 to help secure
the Northern Main railroad.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Post No. 2, G. A. r., of Boston, spent
Sunday at Bar Harbor.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Lockwood Company has just received
200 bales of cotton from the South. This
cotton came from Schulenberg Tex. 1t Is
first sent across the country by rail to Gal
weston, thence by vessel to New York, from
thence to Portland by steamer and to Water
vile by rail.
young man in Waterville who has sup
posed that his parents were both dead was
somewhat surprised not long since by the
appearance of his father, who has been in
California for the last twenty years. When
Twentieth Maine Regiment and was, ac-
cording to report, killed in the service, but
after this long elapse of time he turns up all
safe and sound and ready to claim his child.
The son who is now over twenty years
OF age has. spent the most of his life in
knocking about from one point to another,
living here, there and everywhere.
KNOX COUNTY.
S. Watts & Co.. Thomaston, launched
Saturday the largest four-masted schooner
ever built in that town, Of 1000 tons, named
Sidney q. Hupper. She is to be commanded
by Samuel Watts of st. George.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Steamer Sasanoa, of the Bath and Booth
bay line, built in 1870, has been sold to Pat
rick Donovan of New York for $1,000.
PENoBsCor COUNTY
Early last week man hired team at one
of the livery stables in Bangor and started
for Aurora for his wife. He got pretty well
filed up with liquor before he started and
when on top Of Chicks hill became uncon-
scious and tumbled out and the horse strayed
off on an old road leading into the woods.
When the driver recovered consciousness ne
made an effort to find his horse but failed.
Mr. Crosby, driver Of the Air Line stage,
: found the blanket and robes on his route
and three days later Mr.. Adelbert Fletcher
of Amherst saw the tracks in this old road
and followed them up and found the horse
and Concord wagon. The animal had been
without anything to eat or drink for the
tlfee uayS, as he was checked ana mar
messed.
A rare collection of stuffed birds has been
purchased for the State College by Prof. +.
l.. Harvey, on a recent visit to Houlton 1t
comprises many very fine specimens, num-
bering $50, of birds which inhabit the for
ests of Maine and other States, and also
seven specimens found in Aroostook county
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
The slate business is booming in Mon son
at present. One day recently 16 cars left the
Mons0n station for western markets, the
largest amount that has ever been shipped al
one time since the .quarries were opened.
The monthly pay rollat the quarries is now
about $4,000.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A movement is on foot among the firemen
| of Bath to hold one of the largest musters
known in New England the latter part Of
| this month or the first of next, to celebrate
| the opening of the water works about com
| plcted there. 1t is the intention of the mov-
| ers to hold the muster two days, the first tc
be given wholly to reception and parade
| and the second to trials of steam and hand
| engines and hose carriage races, for which
| valuable prizes will be offered, the affair Il
| conclude with ball. 10 make 1t success:
beyond any muster ever held there hereto
fore the city is expected to aid the firemen
by an appropriation, but the larger part o.
the sum needed is to be raised by subscrip
| tion.